Marinated Spruce Grouse
Recipe: #13584
August 01, 2014
Categories: Game, Pacific Northwest, Christmas, New Years, Sunday Dinner, Oven Bake, High Protein, No Eggs, more
"Spruce Grouse are small birds, usually weighing less than a pound and a half. Other small game birds may be substituted. Adapted from The Alaskan Wilderness Cookbook."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (283.5 g)
- Calories 447.3
- Total Fat - 27.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.5 g
- Cholesterol - 44.5 mg
- Sodium - 498.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 44.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.4 g
- Sugars - 13.2 g
- Protein - 8.8 g
- Calcium - 168 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cover birds with half-and-half.
Step 2
Set aside for at least 1 hour.
Step 3
Combine flour, salt, pepper, nutmeg, cloves, thyme and juniper berries in a shallow dish.
Step 4
Roll grouse in flour mixture.
Step 5
Heat olive oil in large heavy skillet.
Step 6
Cook grouse until browned on both sides and cooked through, about 30 minutes.
Step 7
Meanwhile, make sauce:
Step 8
Melt butter in a heavy saucepan.
Step 9
Stir in flour and cook slowly for 2-3 minutes.
Step 10
Gradually stir in milk.
Step 11
Cook, stirring, several minutes until sauce is thickened.
Step 12
Add wine, salt and pepper. Set aside and keep warm.
Step 13
To serve: Spread jelly over toast.
Step 14
Place one grouse on each piece.
Step 15
Top with sauce.
Tips
No special items needed.